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Noun io has 2 senses
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io, n. [L.; cf. Gr. "iw`.].
An exclamation of joy or triumph; -- often interjectional. [1913 Webster]
io, prop. n. [Gr. 'Iw`.].
- In Greek mythology, the beautiful daughter of Inachus, king of Argos, Greece, who was changed by Hera (Juno), in a fit of jealousy, into a white heifer, and placed under the watch of Argus of the hundred eyes.
Century Dict. 1906]"Greek mythology, too, knew her [Astarte] as I" [Century Dict. 1906] - One of the large moons of the planet Jupiter, remarkable for its intense volcanic activity, as observed in fly-bys of space probes. It was named after the mythological Io."The remarkable images of Io and Jupiter obtained by the Galileo 2 space probe to Jupiter and Hubble photographs are available at the web site of NASA. Reproduced here are:
Surface of Io.
Full disk of Io passing, over the clouds of Jupiter.
Jupiter with Io in transit.
More images are available at the NASA site." [PJC]
